WES Information Bulletin on the Regional Activity focusing on “Understanding microplastics and identifying how to address the issue”
As part of the EU funded Water and Environment Support (WES) in the Southern Neighborhood region project, a Regional Activity focusing on ‘Understanding microplastics and identifying how to address the issue’ (RE-2-REG) was prepared to involve designated participants, representing different stakeholders from the WES Partner Countries (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, and Tunisia). The activity was delivered in three online sessions from May to June 2022. The regional activity aimed to provide technical assistance and strengthen the [...]
UfM Webinar on the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework: Outcomes, follow up and way forward, 07/03/2023
The UfM CoPresidency and Secretariat are organising an online Webinar on COP15 Biodiversity – Outcomes, follow up and way forward, on 07 March 2023, from 09.00 to 11.15 CET After 4 years of negotiation, at COP15 in December parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) finally adopted the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, complemented by decisions on Monitoring, Reporting and Review, Resource Mobilisation, Digital Sequence Information and Capacity Building. Taken together the Kunming-Montreal Framework and the Paris Agreement [...]
A WES Training on distribution zone design and implementation, and water balance calculation was organised for the Asyut Water and Wastewater Company in Egypt
Egypt’s rapid population growth from 25 million in 1953 to 90 million in 2015, therefore its growing demand for domestic water, which is estimated at 200 liters per capita per day, (about 5.5 billion m³ per year), has become a serious challenge for the country. Due to network losses, actual domestic water use is lower than the produced amount of water by 30% (pipe leakage, etc.). The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation of Egypt, estimates that a threshold [...]
Launch of the Activity “Identification of small scale “model” approaches of separate collection and recycling of plastics in Lebanon and Palestine”
Today, the 16th of February 2023, WES launched an activity on plastic pollution in Lebanon and Palestine. The activity will identify small scale “model” approaches for sorting and recycling plastics including actions to reduce the use of plastics in these two countries, to examine and “perfect” them and then “demonstrate” them as “champions” for others to replicate, follow or get inspired. The WES team of experts presented the objectives of the activity, its methodology and expected results, and the [...]
WES Information Bulletin on the Regional Activity ‘Waste Water Treatment for Reuse’
As part of the Water and Environment Support (WES) in the Southern Neighborhood region project, a Regional Activity focusing on ‘Waste Water Treatment for Reuse’ (RW-5-REG) was prepared and delivered to involve designated participants representing different stakeholders from the WES Partner Countries (PCs), namely Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, and Tunisia. Topics such as the available technologies for effluent reuse, including low-cost treatment for application under arid conditions, and practical skills relevant for the planning, selection, design, construction, [...]
WES E-Newsletter February 2023
The February 2023 WES E-Newsletter was just published! Take a look: https://www.wes-med.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WES-E-Newsletter-February-2023.pdf